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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo with Amatriciana pasta is a classic. Although the town of Amatrice (sadly destroyed by an earthquake in the summer of 2016) is now part of Lazio, the birthplace of one of Italy’s most famous pasta sauces was an abruzzese village until 1927, when Mussolini redefined the boundaries of several Italian regions. The special,…

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In Italy, Milan is the place where things happen. No matter how often you visit Italy’s fashion capital, there will always be new restaurants to try, new exhibits to check out and endless new attractions to experience. In this post I have listed some of the trattorie (both newly opened and established), bars, stores and…

Pizza is a serious business in New York. In his book Viva La Pizza! The Art of the Pizza Box, writer Scott Wiener even described the city as a “slice town”. Brought to the U.S. by Italian immigrants in the late 1800s, pizza was originally sold in New York by the slice – whole pies…